(A) (1) It is unlawful for any minor who is subject to compulsory school attendance by the Illinois School Code (105 ILCS 5/1-1 et seq.), or by court order, to be absent from such attendance; without a defense as stated in division (C) below.
(2) It is unlawful for any minor who is subject to compulsory school attendance by the Illinois School Code (105 ILCS 5/1-1 et seq.), or by court order, to be present in any public place or on the premises of any establishment during truancy hours; without a defense as stated in division (C) below.
(B) It is unlawful for any parent, custodian or guardian of a minor to knowingly permit, or by insufficient control to allow, a minor to be truant or to be present in any public place or on the premises of any establishment within the city during truancy hours, as prohibited in division (A) above.
(C) It is a defense to prosecution under divisions (A) and (B) above or § 134.03, that the minor was:
(1) Accompanied by a parent, guardian, or responsible adult if engaged in an activity which would constitute an excused absence from the school from which the minor would normally attend;
(2) Involved in an emergency;
(3) Going to or returning from a medical appointment without any detour or stop;
(4) Engaged in, going to or returning home from an employment activity pursuant to cooperative school vocation program without any detour or stop;
(5) In possession of valid proof that the minor is a student who has permission to leave the school campus;
(6) A bona fide participant in an alternative education or home schooling program; and
(7) Engaged in or subject to an authorized or excused absence from the school which minor attends, including, but not limited to, lunch periods, field trips, and school sponsored extracurricular activities.
(Prior Code, § 134.02) Penalty, see § 134.99